Hand bag with integrated fingerprint lock and zipper and/or flap closure

Abstract

A hand bag having providing an open top has a zipper for closing the open top and has a tab for connecting to a fingerprint lock mounted on the hand bag.

Claims

1. A hand bag with a lock, comprising: an open top; a bottom; a back side connected to the bottom, the back side extending upwardly from the bottom; a front side opposite the back side, the front side being connected to the bottom, the front side extending upwardly from the bottom; an elongated upper end forming a flap which extends from the back side and folds over the open top so as to lay over at least a portion of the front side, wherein the flap comprises: a tab having a locking loop extending inwardly toward a face of the front side; and holes; a fingerprint lock comprising: a housing comprising: housing apertures corresponding to the holes; a removable front plate comprising: a first opening for exposing a fingerprint identifying pad operably disposed in the housing; a second opening for receiving the locking loop of the tab therethrough; threaded plate apertures corresponding to the housing apertures; a moving pin operably disposed in the housing, the moving pin actuating between a closed position and an open position, the closed position locking the locking loop through engagement between the moving pin and the second opening, the open position sufficiently disposing the moving pin with respect to the second opening to not retain the locking loop when inserted through the second opening; threaded screws inserted through the threaded plate apertures of the removable front plate, the threaded screws further being inserted through the holes of the flap, the threaded screws further being inserted through the housing apertures, the threaded screws securing and sandwiching a portion of the flap between the removable front plate and the housing a power operated mechanism for selectively actuating the moving pin; and a controller that is operably disposed in the housing and connected to the fingerprint identifying pad and the power operated mechanism for selectively actuating the moving pin based on a preprogrammed fingerprint identification being met.

2. The hand bag of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the hand bag comprises a cut-proof material.

3. The hand bag of claim 2, wherein the bottom and the plurality of sides are made from the cut-proof material.

4. The handbag of claim 1, which further includes a carrying strap connected thereto.

5. The handbag of claim 1 further comprises a zipper connected to the plurality of sides in order to provide selective closure of the open top, the zipper extending from a fixed end that is situated on a first side to an openable end that is situated on a second side opposite the first side.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a part of the hand bag of the invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is another front perspective view with a lock in exploded relation to the hand bag in FIG. 1.

(3) FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of an assembled embodiment of the invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a cut-away back perspective illustrating a housing part of the lock inside a hand bag of FIG. 1.

(5) FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of a fingerprint lock of the invention in a locked mode.

(6) FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a fingerprint lock of the invention in an unlocked mode.

(7) FIG. 7 illustrates front perspective of another embodiment of the invention.

(8) FIG. 8 is a back view of the embodiment in FIG. 7.

(9) FIG. 9 is a right side elevation end view of the embodiment in FIG. 7.

(10) FIG. 10 is a left side of the embodiment in FIG. 7.

(11) FIG. 11 is a top view of the embodiment in FIG. 7.

(12) FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the embodiment in FIG. 7.

(13) FIG. 13 illustrates front perspective of still another embodiment of the invention. FIG. 14 is a back view of the embodiment in FIG. 13.

(14) FIG. 15 is a right side elevation end view of the embodiment in FIG. 13.

(15) FIG. 16 is a left side of the embodiment in FIG. 13.

(16) FIG. 17 is a top view of the embodiment in FIG. 13.

(17) FIG. 18 is a bottom view of the embodiment in FIG. 13.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(18) Referring now to the drawings, the hand bag with integrated fingerprint lock and zipper is generally referred by the numeral 10, where like parts are referenced with like numerals.

(19) The hand bag 10 has a bottom 12, sides 14, wherein it is contemplated that the side could be connectively one or more piece(s), which connect to and extending from the bottom 12. The sides 14 and interconnect to each other and provide an open top 16. A zipper 18 connects to the open top 16 in a manner to enable closure of the top 16. The zipper 18 has two mating portions 20 and 22, a fixed end 24 and an openable end 26. A pull tab 28 is provided on zipper 18 for opening and closing the two mating portions 20 and 22 and has a locking loop 30 extending therefrom.

(20) In another embodiment, one of the sides 148 can preferably include an elongated upper end 14B forming a flap which can fold over the open top 16 and lay over a front face of an opposing side 14C. The flap 14B includes tab 28 with a locking loop extending inwardly toward the face of the opposing side 14C.

(21) Integrally connected to the hand bag 10 is a fingerprint lock 40 having a housing 42 with a removable front plate 44. The front plate 44 has a first opening 46 for exposing a fingerprint identifying pad 48 operably disposed in the housing 42 and a second opening 50 for receiving the locking loop 30 of the pull tab 28 therethrough. A power operated locking mechanism 52 has a moving pin 54 operably disposed in the housing 42 which actuates the pin 54 between a closed position below the second opening 50 to lock the locking loop 30 and an open position sufficiently disposed with respect to the second opening 50 to not retain the locking loop 30 when inserted through the second opening 50. A battery 56 is operably disposed in the housing 42 and connected to the powered operated mechanism 52.

(22) The front plate 44 has a back side 45 formed with a plurality of threaded apertures 47 and the housing 24 has a complementary number of apertures 25 through which mounting screws 60 are inserted in a manner and through the housing 42 on an inner surface of side 14A of the hand bag 10 and through respective holes 62 of the hand bag 10 to securely connect to the threaded apertures 47 of the front plate 44 to sandwich about a portion of side 14A of the hang bag 10 and secure the lock 40 in place. The lock 40 is disposed on the hand bag 40 such that when the zipper 18 fully closes the open top 16, the locking loop 30 of tab 28 may be inserted into the second opening 50 to enable the pin 54 to move therethrough and lock the zipper 18 in a closed position.

(23) A controller 70 is operably disposed in the housing 42 and connected to the fingerprint pad 48 and power operated mechanism 52 for closing the opening and closing the pin 54 based on a preprogrammed fingerprint identification being met. A battery 56 is operably disposed in the housing 42 and connected to the controller 70 and powered operated mechanism 52. As seen in the embodiment seen in FIG. 7, the hand bag 10 can include a carrying strap 72 and a flap 74 covering the zipper 18, which could be several as seen in FIG. 13.

(24) The handbag 10 can preferably include a cut-proof material. The instant claims are not to be overly limited by the above description. Rather, the claims appended hereto should be given the scope of protection to cover those modifications, improvements and derivations readily apparent to those skilled in the art.